Michelle and Stevie to reign in Moomba parade
It would be un-Melburnian to not line St Kilda Road on Monday to watch Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michelle Payne and her brother Stevie to reign as Moomba monarchs.
Latest Victoria news
Victoria failing to meet lower road toll target
Craig Butt 12:45 AM A rise in the road toll in the past two years means Victoria is on track to miss its target of below 200 road deaths per year by 2020.
Woman goes missing from St Vincents hospital
Allison Worrall 11:15 PM Police are searching for a woman who went missing from a Melbourne hospital in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Preserve penalty rates to protect Victorian workers: state government
Benjamin Preiss 12:15 AM Penalty rates should be preserved to protect Victoria's "most vulnerable" workers, the state government has told the national workplace tribunal.
New walking trail proposed for the 'roof of Melbourne'
Darren Gray 12:15 AM Council says mooted 25km walking trail through the Dandenongs would offer stunning views of Melbourne and the Yarra Ranges.
Only 3 per cent of schools are asbestos-free, audits reveal
Timna Jacks and Henrietta Cook 9:18 PM The Baird government has rolled out a training program for school staff on how to manage asbestos.
More kangaroos getting hit by cars as Melbourne's north expands
Craig Butt 7:53 PM Collisions between motorists and kangaroos have surged in recent years, particularly in Melbourne's expanding northern suburbs.
Plane crash kills two people
Allison Worrall 7:48 PM Two people have been killed in an ultralight plane crash in the state's far north.
Thousands turn out to learn lost and rare trades
Allison Worrall 7:19 PM In a bid to preserve and promote the careful craftsmanship of lost and rare trades, almost 100 artisans have gathered in regional Victoria to pass down their knowledge.
Federation Square rioters in Melbourne's CBD will be caught: police
Steve Lillebuen 6:33 PM A group of youths who rioted in Melbourne's CBD have been described as some of the city's dumbest criminals.
Greg Combet lands job advising state government on defence
Benjamin Preiss 12:00 AM Former union leader and federal defence personnel minister Greg Combet has been selected to "champion" Victoria's defence industry.
Body found in disused mine shaft
Allison Worrall 5:58 PM A body has been found in a disused mineshaft in Whroo in northern Victoria.
The downside of separating students into A, B and C classes
Henrietta Cook 5:34 PM New research has found streaming does not improve academic outcomes for most students.
ANZ Bank sued over alleged misconduct
Chris Vedelago, Cameron Houston 5:24 PM The ANZ Bank is repossessing the home of a Melbourne couple despite the financial ombudsman finding bank staff engaged in "maladministration" by pushing one of them into a risky investment loan they could never afford.
Melbourne’s slumlords find new ways to profiteer
Aisha Dow 5:17 PM Illegal rooming houses are being brazenly sold off to other slumlords, as authorities struggle to crack down on overcrowded apartments.
Church stalls review of its controversial Melbourne Response
Cameron Houston and Chris Vedelago 5:05 PM Survivors of clergy abuse have accused the Catholic church of stalling by delaying the release of an independent review of its own controversial compensation scheme.
'Everyone's complicit': sex abuse survivor tells
Chloe Booker 4:31 PM By being reluctant to listen to victims speak about sexual abuse, people let perpetrators act with impunity, a Melbourne woman says.
Time to end tax exemptions for religious groups: Sex Party
Benjamin Preiss 4:20 PM Religious institutions must pay more state-based taxes, the Sex Party says, as it pushes to overturn long-standing exemptions
Armed street gangs storm CBD
Marissa Calligeros 11:25 AM Two armed street gangs have stormed Melbourne's CBD, marring Moomba celebrations and sending terrified innocent bystanders running for their lives.
Police out in force after gangs threaten Moomba festivities
Neelima Choahan Moomba festivities may be under a cloud after media reports have surfaced of two armed youth gangs threatening a fight in the CBD on Saturday night.
Divisions over duck hunting heat up
Farrah Tomazin James Kahnbach knows that next Saturday, a few hours after dawn breaks, a loud crack of gunfire is likely to echo across the open plains that surround his home near Lake Cairn Curran in central Victoria.
Emergency crew on scene as two injured in crash in Heywood
Neelima Choahan Two people have been injured, including a man with head injuries, after a vehicle smashed into a tree and caught fire in Heywood, about 300 kilometres west of Melbourne.
Two men dead after an "altercation" at Westmeadows
Neelima Choahan Two men have been killed in Westmeadows after a fight on Saturday night.
Motorcyclist killed in Lalor
Neelima Choahan, Liam Mannix Melbourne's horror year of motorcycle crashes has continued, with another man dying after coming off his bike in Lalor Saturday morning.
Balaclava-clad man firebombs police station
Chris Vedelago An unidentified man firebombed a police station in Pakenham last night, fleeing the scene before he could be arrested.
Victoria's Deputy Premier has a change of heart on same-sex marriage
Farrah Tomazin He's a staunchly Catholic government minister linked to Labor's most conservative union – and a long-time opponent of same-sex marriage.
Eight solutions to supermarket food waste
Deborah Gough Britain's biggest retailer, Tesco, has pledged to give all leftover food to charities and France has passed laws banning supermarkets from throwing away or destroying food, forcing them to instead donate it to charities and food banks.
'You're putting my child at risk': MP's plea to anti-vaxxers
Jill Stark Solar panels on roofs, compost bins in front yards: this tree-lined street is heartland for progressive Melbourne parents.
Helter skelter, hands off our shelter
John Elder Emerald is short of hooliganism in its history. That is, until two weeks ago.
Billson hopes a new gig will put him back in business
Mark Hawthorne The rumblings over an early federal election are getting louder out of Canberra, and one of the voices joining the chorus is the outgoing Member for Dunckley, Bruce Billson.
Opinion
Andrews' port plan is a fraud on the west
Victoria is facing an infrastructure fiasco rivalling the desalination plant.
Indifference threatens a jewel in Victoria's heritage
In a crook of a hill outside Melbourne, a rare example of Victoria's heritage is crumbling.
A perfect storm led to hospital baby deaths
We must demand transparency and a change in attitude at Bacchus Marsh Hospital.
Hunt’s Melbourne 2200: on a road to nowhere
Environment Minister is still playing Abbott-style politics and his proposals ignore fiscal realities.
The urban myth we just can't shake off
We have the world's most urban culture but we see ourselves as red-dirters, outbackers, bushies.
Hail the fight for workplace safety
The decline in workplace deaths would have been unachievable without the vigilance of unions.
Fighting fire with fire: sometimes it goes wrong
The recent Lancefield bushfires highlight the need to have a plan and then use it.
A premier who keeps his promises? Really?
Premier Daniel Andrews has stuck to his guns, and his commitments.
Flash heatwave forebodes dangerous summer
In less than a week, the bushfire season has descended upon us.
Open letter to Gillon McLachlan
Victim of Brownless' "strippers" comment says the AFL chief should use his power to change the culture of The Footy Show.
Don't be fooled by Andrews' port trickery
Privatising the port to pay for level-crossing removals is a modern version of the pea and thimble trick.
Video
V/Line conductor filmed punching man
Passenger films a V/Line employee as he repeatedly kicks and punches a 46-year-old man at Broadford station.
Andrews wants Melbourne Metro cash from Turnbull
Daniel Andrews wants the allocated $3 billion for East West link to fund the Melbourne Metro.
Inside Australia's goat farming industry
We export the largest quantity of this meat in the world, but most Australians know little about goat farming.
